Sophie B. Hawkins talks being pregnant at 50 nearly one week before due date

Sophie B. Hawkins talks about being pregnant at 50 in an interview with the ‘Today’ show. (TODAY)

At 50 years old Sophie B. Hawkins is gearing up to become a mother for the second time.

With nearly one week left before her due date, the famed singer opened up about her pregnancy via in-vitro fertilization with donor sperm and an embryo she froze almost 20 years ago when she was 31.

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"I had spoken to a fertility doctor and she said 'you're old,'" Hawkins recalled on the "Today" show Wednesday about when she first considered having another child. "And I said, 'That's the point. My son has an old mother. Why can't I give him somebody young to be his family for the rest of his life?'"

Sophie B. Hawkins talks about being pregnant at 50 in an interview with the ‘Today’ show. (TODAY)

Now, while she previously described her and Dashiell's relationship as a "magical twosome," she's ready for the new addition to her little family and has thankfully been healthy throughout the pregnancy.

"She said I'm the healthiest pregnant woman," the "As I Lay Me Down" singer said about her doctor's feedback. "I could have been 30 and had a lot more problems. At 50 I have no problems."

Her biggest issue could be choosing the perfect name for her unborn daughter. Good thing Dashiell already has one in mind.

While Dashiell is eagerly anticipating his sister's arrival, Hawkins confessed she feels a little disconnected.

"Dashiell, by the way, has his own relationship with this child," she said. "It's me who's a little blocked and that's just … fear. And it will end the minute she comes out, I believe."

Sophie B. Hawkins told the ‘Today’ show that her 6-year-old son has already named her unborn daughter, Bubblegum. (TODAY)

Along with her growing family, Hawkins is still making new music with her latest single, "Love Yourself."

But when asked what she'd title a song dedicated to her children, Hawkins tearfully said, "Thank You for Letting Me Be Your Mother."

Overall, Hawkins is happy with where life has led her at 50.

"I decided to do this as a single woman and I think it was a great decision," she said before dispelling the Rosie O'Donnell dating rumors, "We've known each other 25 years. There's no way."

Although Hawkins is certainly focused on her family right now, it doesn't mean there isn't room for love.

"I don't want to date," she said Wednesday. "But I do have dreams about a great love."

In the meantime, she's got a whole lot to look forward to.

"I'm most looking forward to a painless birth," she said. "And I'm most looking forward to lying in bed with me, Dashiell, Bubblegum, and our two dachshunds and relaxing. And just hearing all of us breathe and feeling our heartbeats."